NCT02721290

Comparison of the Sensitive Cutaneous Block Distribution Following Femoral Nerve Block Using Two Femoral Block Techniques

Comparison of the Sensitive Cutaneous Block Distribution Following Femoral Nerve Block Using an Ultrasound Plus Neurostimulator Technique Versus an Approach Based on the Localization of the Femoral Artery.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In this study, we will be comparing two approaches to the femoral block. The first or classical approach and one that is the most popular in our institution is used by combining ultrasound guidance and neurostimulator to do the block. The second is performed with the ultrasound alone aiming at the inferolateral aspect of the femoral artery with the needle and injecting. The primary endpoint of the study is the sensitive cutaneous block distribution using both techniques.

Conditions

• Regional Anesthesia
• Femoral Nerve Block

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Femoral nerve block using Ultrasound and neurostimulator
PROCEDURE	Femoral nerve block using Ultrasound
DRUG	Ropivacaine 0.5%	Ropivacaine 0.5% (20cc total) will be injected for the performance of the block in the two arms of the study.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-01-01
• Primary completion: 2020-12-01
• Completion: 2020-12-01
• First posted: 2016-03-29
• Last updated: 2019-08-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada